The Women, Power and Peace 10th Anniversary Awards

The 2011 Award winners

Each year Peace X Peace presents awards honoring extraordinary women and men on the frontlines of peacebuilding. In 2012, as we celebrate 10 years of connecting across divides and raising women’s voices for peace, we are adding a Peace Art Award and inviting our readers and the global community to nominate potential award winners. We will accept submissions for the new Patricia Smith Melton Art of Peace Award and nominations for the other five awards until August 21, 2012. The winners of all six awards will be announced on September 21, the International Day of Peace.

1. The Patricia Smith Melton Art of Peace Award(new this year) honors the artist or artists of an original work of art created since September 1, 2011 that informs or inspires others to create peace. It may be a song, painting, short video, story (1200 words or less), or other artistic creation. Nominations may be made by the artists or others. Preference is given to works focused on women’s needs and actions, celebrating women’s gifts, or that propose the most effective, wide-reaching, and enduring way for women to achieve peace.Submissions will be judged by a panel of working artists. The winner will receive $200. Her or his work will be disseminated to our network of readers in 125 countries. Other specific entries may also be selected for dissemination to the network.

2. The Community PeacebuilderAwardhonors a person or organization that builds cultures of peace at a community level, facilitating activities to promote a peaceful, just, equitable, and healthy community and inspiring others to do the same.

3. The Peace Media Award honors a contribution in writing, photography, radio, television, or other news medium that has informed audiences about the role women play in building peace. Winners use the power of media to inform and inspire civil society to build cultures of peace.

4. The Connection Point Award honors a person or organization that builds dialogue and understanding between Arab, Muslim, and Western women or within a community to achieve harmony within and across cultures.

5. The Generation Peace Award honors someone between the ages of 18 and 30 who produces action-oriented, inspiring work with exceptional initiative, originality, and creativity.

6. The Peace Philanthropy Award honors a person or organization that has contributed generous funds over time to address the needs of women and to support women in developing cultures of peace.

I nominate Amory Ballantine from Olympia, Washington. Amory has organized and led protests against actions she believes is against peace and has been arrested and put in jail for it.

Not to be deterred, Amory continues to organize and be a stand for peace. This woman is an asset in any book. In order to help more women, Amory continues to develop plans for women who have experienced violence, sometimes with their children, for Safe Place in Olympia. These programs have helped many people and continue to do so today.

US Sec of State Hilary Rodham Cinton takes some tough stands on issues but her great knowledge of American philosophical thought and wisdom and her great contributions to global welfare in her work as head of the US State Dept. should qualify her for this award. It is understood that her strong positions lead to a better world.

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